Cappa Bleu for Taunton confidence booster Cheltenham Foxhunter Chase winner Cappa Bleu starts out on the recovery trail in the Deane Veterinary Centre Novices' Hurdle at Taunton tomorrow. Evan Williams' eight-year-old started the season with hopes of reaching the top under Rules after looking the real deal in the amateur ranks. However, having finished only third on his first start at Aintree, he suffered a crashing fall when well fancied for the Hennessy. "He had a fair old slap in the Hennessy and basically we just wanted to start again really," said Williams. "It didn't do him any favours having a bad fall like that. Obviously he was thrown in at the deep end but I think that unless I go back to the start with him, I'm not going to give him the best possible chance. "He needs to get his confidence back and hopefully a nice clear round will help him enjoy the job again. "It's a good thing he can run in races likes this. He won the Foxhunter after only a handful of point-to-points, he then ran in a novice chase over the wrong trip, on the wrong track and ran in the Hennessy where his inexperience came to light. "So at least we can run him in novice hurdles because I wouldn't have fancied running him against the big boys in handicaps. "We'll use the rest of this season to build up his confidence. He's in the Blue Square Gold Cup (at Haydock on February 20) and he'll be entered in some of the handicaps at Cheltenham, but I'd just like a couple of runs over hurdles so we can start again. "He's just one of those that is paying for being successful last year. Hopefully he can be Grand National horse one day. "He's a high-class horse but professional racing has been thrust upon him." Among those taking him on are David Pipe's former Festival winner An Accordion.
